…Council. However, the EPA also gave those groups information such as farming family addresses and phone numbers, GPS coordinates, and even names of relatives. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association past president…
New Tool for California Farmers to Stay Informed
…inboxes each Thursday. AgNet West eNews is specifically designed for farmers and others interested in California’s agriculture industry. A reader-friendly format will contain timely news stories, links to important agriculture…
ASTA Seed News: Shifting Trends for Specialty Crop Seeds
If you’re into specialty crop farming from any perspective, you’ll want to spend a few moments with this news post to hear about present trends in the seed industry that…
Faces of Farming & Ranching Winner Announced
…of Farming and Ranching Contest are finally in. The U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance announced four winners of their Faces of Farming and Ranching Contest. Tim Nilsen, Turkey farm in…
Farm Bureau Selects Program Participants
Ten Farm Bureau leaders from across California have been selected to participate in a year-long training program that lays the foundation for future contributions to the farming and ranching community….
CA Rice Industry Helps Wildlife
…the state’s ideal climate, water supply and innovative farming methods produce some of the highest rice yields in the world. And supports an abundance of wildlife in California’s rice fields….
Trying To Predict the Future of Ag
…is counting on better weather this year and more production. Glauber says over all it should be a good farming year. But, Ricky Volpe says consumers won’t be so lucky….
Almond Growers Increase Yields
…president of Paramount Farming Company in Bakersfield says U-C research on irrigation and nitrogen have made a great impact. MacIlvaine says in the past, it was common to apply massive…
EcoFarm Conference Next Month
…largest gathering of ecologically sustainable agriculture advocates in the West, and is put on every year by the Ecological Farming Association. The conference this year will featured more than 60…
New Leadership Team for Ag Committee
…Fruits and vegetables, honey and bees, marketing and promotion orders, plant pesticides, quarantine, adulteration of seeds and insect pests, and organic agriculture, research, education and extension, biotechnology and foreign agriculture…
Specialty Crops and Special Tractors
The growth of specialty crops in California is fueling the growth for farming equipment like tractors. There’s a tractor manufacturer that’s paying close attention to exactly what California farmers need…
2012 Census of Agriculture Arriving in Mailboxes
…products, which further emphasizes the importance of supplying accurate information. Information from the Census also is valuable to explain the many ways farming is important to urban or non-farming residents…
CA Turkey Farmer Finalist in Competition
…their farms and ranches with a video. The faces of farming and ranching contest is an opportunity for Tim Nilsen to talk for three minutes about his Turkey farm in…
Pesticide Use an Important Topic
…is making use of YouTube and other websites to help people better understand what farming is all about. Jennifer Skidgel-Clarke of Steinbeck Country Produce in Salinas is one of those…